Attention touring musicians, your visit to Asbury Park just became a lot more hospitable.

Outpost, a musician’s home away from home, will be in service for touring musicians starting shortly after the July 4 weekend. The spot at 200 Cookman Ave, the former iStar visitors center a block from the beach, will feature amenities like a lounge, a recording studio, a yoga and fitness center, an outdoor deck area and laundry and showers.

It is being established by the New York City-based marketing firm the Participation Agency in collaboration with iStar, Asbury Park’s main waterfront developer.

“Outpost is a sophisticated rest stop for artists to use when they’re on tour,” said Josh “Cocktail” Hallbauer, formerly of the alt-reggae band Radical Something and now the director of operations for the Participation Agency. “It’s statigically positioned on tour routes and also in cities we find are having a lot of growth and are having changes for the good.”

An Outpost was established earlier this year in El Paso, Texas and the next one will be in Las Vegas. Who gets to visit the Outpost? Touring musicians and artists who are in the early stages of their careers, Hallbauer said. He’s already reached out to managers, bookers and promoters for candidates. Email him at josh@thisisthepa.com if you’re in a band that would like to visit the Outpost in Asbury Park.

“Our program focuses on emerging artists who are selling 300 to 3,000 tickets in each city,” Hallbauer said. “This kind of talent has a fan base that is active and engaged.”

The Asbury Park Outpost’s sponsors include Gibson, Marvis toothpaste, Essentia water and iStar.

“iStar is a partner and their vision for the community is very holistic,” Hallbauer said. “They don’t want to gentrify Asbury Park, they want to keep the essence of what Asbury Park is but build it and grow it.”

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One showered and freshly laundered touring band at a time. The laundry room is a big hit in El Paso.

“Believe it or not, a really popular feature at Outpost is actually the laundry facility,” said Ruthie Schulder, Outpost co-creator and president of the Participation Agency in a statement. “Of course it makes complete sense when you think about it, but with all of the creative offerings available at Outpost it’s telling of how being able to find simple essentials while on tour is so important.”

First up at the Asbury Park Outpost is Arizona, a red-hot electro-pop band from Glen Rock. There may be public performances at Outpost, but those would be pop-up events announced on the artists’ social media platforms.

“It’s about giving back to people at a time in their career when they really need it,” Schulder said in a statement. “Bands are, at times, funding their own tours, and these are the artists we want to reach out to and say, we got you.”